Postopki standardizacije na področju tehnologij Wi-Fi

Standardization Procedures in Wi-Fi Technologies


Drago Majcen
SIST, TC MOC


POVZETEK
Kot družba si vedno želimo najsodobnejše tehnologije, a komaj jo dobimo v roke, se že začnemo ozirati na to, kaj sledi. Morda ste se komaj spoznali z Wi-Fi 6 , toda glede na to, da naj bi letos na trg prišlo 233 milijonov naprav Wi-Fi 7, ali je potemtakem čudno, da se že veselimo Wi-Fi 8? Wi-Fi 8 je naslednja generacija Wi-Fi 7 (standard IEEE 802.11be), ki je združljiva z vsemi prejšnjimi standardi Wi-Fi. Wi-Fi 8 bo znatno izboljšal splošno zmogljivost prenosa brezžičnega omrežja, skupaj z novimi funkcijami pa bo prispeval k nadaljnjemu izboljšanju kakovosti in izkušnje brezžičnih omrežij prek povezav Wi-Fi. Ta različica Wi-Fi bo uporabnikom omogočila hitrejši dostop do podatkov in hitrosti prenosa, zmanjšala zakasnitev (ping) in zagotovila boljšo zmogljivost kot prejšnji standardi Wi-Fi. Čeprav trenutno ni podrobnih informacij ali glavnih specifikacij za različico Wi-Fi 8, obstaja veliko napovedi o novih funkcijah, ki jih bo podpiral Wi-Fi 8.

ABSTRACT
In the article, it is described standardization processes in the field of Wi-Fi technologies, with emphasis on Wi-Fi 8. As a society, we always want the latest technology, but as soon as we get our hands on it, we start looking forward to what comes next. You may have barely heard of Wi-Fi 6, but with 233 million Wi-Fi 7 devices expected to hit the market this year, is it any wonder that we are already looking forward to Wi-Fi 8? Wi-Fi 8 is the next generation of Wi-Fi 7 (IEEE 802.11be standard), which is backward compatible with all previous Wi-Fi standards. Wi-Fi 8 will significantly improve the overall transmission capacity of the wireless network, and together with new features, it will contribute to further improving the quality and experience of wireless networks over Wi-Fi connections. This version of Wi-Fi will allow users to access data faster and transfer speeds, reduce latency (ping), and provide better performance than previous Wi-Fi standards. While there are currently no detailed information or major specifications for Wi-Fi 8, there are many predictions about the new features that Wi-Fi 8 will support.